PITTSBURGH -- Scooter Gennett is living out his childhood dream during the early days of the season.
Gennett homered for the second straight night and finished with three hits, helping the Cincinnati Reds overcome the early departure of injured starter Rookie Davis to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Tuesday for their sixth win in seven games.
Gennett capped the scoring with a three-run drive into the right field bleachers in the eighth inning off Trevor Williams.
Claimed off waivers from the Brewers during spring training, Gennett has three home runs in his first seven games, including a solo shot Monday night in a 7-1 victory over the Pirates. The Brewers were looking to shed his $2.53 million salary.
Gennett was born in Cincinnati and lived in suburban Lebanon, Ohio, until he was 9 years old and his family moved to Sarasota, Florida.
"The Brewers are a really small-market team and they didn't see me being in their starting lineup this year so I knew something was probably going to burst during the spring," Gennett said. "I wouldn't say I was surprised when they let me go, but when I found out I was going to the Reds, it felt like I was dreaming. I've been a Reds' fan my entire life."
Gennett also doubled, and the Reds had 10 hits. Adam Duvall hit a leadoff home run in the second inning, his third of the season, to open the scoring.
"Scooter's home run was big because you're adding three runs to the spread in a one-run game," Reds manager Bryan Price. "It pretty much sealed things."
Davis, a rookie right-hander, left in the fifth inning with a bruised right forearm after being struck by a pitch from Pittsburgh's Jameson Taillon. He worked four innings in his second major league start, allowing a run, two hits and four walks while striking out three.
Price said it was too early to tell if Davis would be able to make his scheduled start Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Billy Hamilton's RBI single with two outs in the seventh off Juan Nicasio (0-1) snapped a 2-2 tie, putting the Reds ahead for good.
Drew Storen (1-0) allowed an unearned run in the sixth on shortstop Jose Peraza's throwing error but got credit for his first win with the Reds after signing as a free agent in the offseason.
Taillon allowed two runs and four hits in six innings with four strikeouts and one walk. Andrew McCutchen was 2 for 4 after the 2013 NL MVP began the season 4 for 24.
The Pirates have lost back-to-back games following a three-game winning streak. They are a combined a 0 for 19 with runners in scoring position in the two losses.
"We haven't been able to produce," manager Clint Hurdle said. "Guys are trying to move the chains. They're not trying to do anything more than that."
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 14 minutes because of rain.
WHERE ARE THE WALKS?
Reds first baseman Joey Votto has walked just twice in his first 33 plate appearance. He led the NL with a .434 on-base percentage last season and has topped the league in bases on balls four times in his 11-year career.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: SS Zack Cozart (sore left wrist) missed his second straight game but could return Wednesday night for the finale of the three-game series. He is on a six-game hitting streak to begin the season, going 9 for 20. ... C Devin Mesoraco (right hip surgery), who is on a rehab assignment at Double-A Pensacola, is likely to be activated from the disabled list early next week. ... RHP Austin Brice (ulnar never irritation in right elbow) was activated from the 10-day DL and optioned to Pensacola.
Pirates: 2B Josh Harrison (sore left calf) had two hits in returning to the lineup after sitting out Monday night's game.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Amir Garrett (1-0) will start Wednesday night after pitching six shutout innings at St. Louis to win his major league debut.
Pirates: RHP Ivan Nova (1-0) won the home opener, holding Atlanta to one unearned run in six innings.
Cincinnati Reds
Gennett homered for the second straight night and finished with three hits, helping the Cincinnati Reds overcome the early departure of injured starter Rookie Davis to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Tuesday for their sixth win in seven games.
Gennett capped the scoring with a three-run drive into the right field bleachers in the eighth inning off Trevor Williams.
Claimed off waivers from the Brewers during spring training, Gennett has three home runs in his first seven games, including a solo shot Monday night in a 7-1 victory over the Pirates. The Brewers were looking to shed his $2.53 million salary.
Gennett was born in Cincinnati and lived in suburban Lebanon, Ohio, until he was 9 years old and his family moved to Sarasota, Florida.
"The Brewers are a really small-market team and they didn't see me being in their starting lineup this year so I knew something was probably going to burst during the spring," Gennett said. "I wouldn't say I was surprised when they let me go, but when I found out I was going to the Reds, it felt like I was dreaming. I've been a Reds' fan my entire life."
Gennett also doubled, and the Reds had 10 hits. Adam Duvall hit a leadoff home run in the second inning, his third of the season, to open the scoring.
"Scooter's home run was big because you're adding three runs to the spread in a one-run game," Reds manager Bryan Price. "It pretty much sealed things."
Davis, a rookie right-hander, left in the fifth inning with a bruised right forearm after being struck by a pitch from Pittsburgh's Jameson Taillon. He worked four innings in his second major league start, allowing a run, two hits and four walks while striking out three.
Price said it was too early to tell if Davis would be able to make his scheduled start Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Billy Hamilton's RBI single with two outs in the seventh off Juan Nicasio (0-1) snapped a 2-2 tie, putting the Reds ahead for good.
Drew Storen (1-0) allowed an unearned run in the sixth on shortstop Jose Peraza's throwing error but got credit for his first win with the Reds after signing as a free agent in the offseason.
Taillon allowed two runs and four hits in six innings with four strikeouts and one walk. Andrew McCutchen was 2 for 4 after the 2013 NL MVP began the season 4 for 24.
The Pirates have lost back-to-back games following a three-game winning streak. They are a combined a 0 for 19 with runners in scoring position in the two losses.
"We haven't been able to produce," manager Clint Hurdle said. "Guys are trying to move the chains. They're not trying to do anything more than that."
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 14 minutes because of rain.
WHERE ARE THE WALKS?
Reds first baseman Joey Votto has walked just twice in his first 33 plate appearance. He led the NL with a .434 on-base percentage last season and has topped the league in bases on balls four times in his 11-year career.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: SS Zack Cozart (sore left wrist) missed his second straight game but could return Wednesday night for the finale of the three-game series. He is on a six-game hitting streak to begin the season, going 9 for 20. ... C Devin Mesoraco (right hip surgery), who is on a rehab assignment at Double-A Pensacola, is likely to be activated from the disabled list early next week. ... RHP Austin Brice (ulnar never irritation in right elbow) was activated from the 10-day DL and optioned to Pensacola.
Pirates: 2B Josh Harrison (sore left calf) had two hits in returning to the lineup after sitting out Monday night's game.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Amir Garrett (1-0) will start Wednesday night after pitching six shutout innings at St. Louis to win his major league debut.
Pirates: RHP Ivan Nova (1-0) won the home opener, holding Atlanta to one unearned run in six innings.
7:05PM,EDT,April 11,2017
PNC Park, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
PNC Park, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Hamilton grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bell popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen singled to shallow right. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco walked, McCutchen to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Freese grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Polanco out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jameson Taillon pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Duvall homered to left (425 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gennett grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Cervelli flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Mercer walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Taillon struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jameson Taillon pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Barnhart grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Marte singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Marte to second on wild pitch by Davis. | 1 | 0 |
| Bell grounded out to first, Marte to third. | 1 | 0 |
| McCutchen struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Polanco walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Marte stole home. | 1 | 1 |
| Polanco stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| Freese walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Cervelli grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jameson Taillon pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Peraza doubled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Votto lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Duvall struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Peraza stole third. | 1 | 1 |
| Suárez singled to right, Peraza scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Schebler lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Harrison grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Mercer grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Taillon grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jameson Taillon pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Gennett reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Barnhart flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis hit by pitch, Gennett to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Hamilton fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rookie Davis pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Cingrani relieved Davis. | 2 | 1 |
| Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Bell struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| McCutchen walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Polanco flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jameson Taillon pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Votto grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Duvall walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Suárez lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Schebler grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Storen relieved Cingrani. | 2 | 1 |
| Freese grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Cervelli hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| Harrison singled to right, Cervelli to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Mercer grounded into fielder's choice to third, Harrison out at second, Cervelli to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Frazier hit for Taillon. Frazier reaches on throwing error by shortstop, Cervelli scores, Mercer to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Marte grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Nicasio pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Nicasio relieved Taillon. | 2 | 2 |
| Gennett doubled to deep right. | 2 | 2 |
| Barnhart sacrificed to third, Gennett to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Alcántara hit for Storen. | 2 | 2 |
| Alcántara struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Hamilton singled to center, Gennett scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Peraza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hamilton out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Peralta pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Peralta relieved Storen. | 3 | 2 |
| Bell grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| McCutchen flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Polanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Williams relieved Nicasio. | 3 | 2 |
| Jaso at first base. | 3 | 2 |
| Votto flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Duvall singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Suárez singled to shallow right, Duvall to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Schebler popped out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Gennett homered to right (343 feet), Duvall and Suárez scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Barnhart singled to shallow right. | 6 | 2 |
| Kivlehan hit for Peralta. | 6 | 2 |
| Kivlehan struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Wood relieved Peralta. | 6 | 2 |
| Freese singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Cervelli struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Harrison singled to left, Freese to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Iglesias relieved Wood. | 6 | 2 |
| Mercer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Harrison out at second, Freese to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Jaso flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Hamilton struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Peraza lined out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Votto struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Raisel Iglesias pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| Marte grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| Hanson hit for Williams. | 6 | 2 |
| Hanson lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| McCutchen singled to left center. | 6 | 2 |
| McCutchen to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 2 |
| Polanco grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cincinnati Reds
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .323 | .333 | .419 |
| Peraza SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .273 | .281 |
| Votto 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .161 | .212 | .419 |
| Duvall LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .367 | .424 | .733 |
| Suárez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .375 | .500 | .708 |
| Schebler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .174 | .321 | .478 |
| Gennett 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .263 | .300 | .789 |
| Barnhart C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .263 | .333 | .316 |
| Davis P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Storen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Alcántara PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Peralta P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Kivlehan PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
Wood P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Iglesias P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 140 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for D Storen in the 7th b-struck out looking for W Peralta in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Peraza (1, Taillon); Gennett (1, Nicasio) HR: Duvall (3, 2nd inning off Taillon 0 on, 0 Out); Gennett (3, 8th inning off Williams 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Duvall (7), Suárez (5), Hamilton (2), Gennett 3 (8) S: Barnhart 2-out RBI: Suárez, Hamilton, Gennett 3 Reds RISP: 3-9 (Duvall 0-1, Gennett 1-1, Schebler 0-1, Alcántara 0-1, Suárez 1-1, Hamilton 1-2, Votto 0-1, Peraza 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Peraza (3, 3rd base off Taillon/Cervelli) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Peraza (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 1 hour and 17 minute delay. |
| SP DAVIS (RIGHT HAND) LEFT GAME BOT 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 11,027 (28.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | 60 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike DiMuro, First Base - Tripp Gibson, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - D.J. Reyburn |
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